Mumbai: Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan has said it is a shame that Pakistan's Censor board has banned the release of 'Agent Vinod' in that country.
The Bollywood film has been banned in Pakistan as the movie contains references to the ISI that could hurt the sentiments of Pakistani people. "It is a shame that the movie is banned, with no offence to anyone, as the idea is to have open films between the two countries.
I was proud that this film was to release there," Saif said at an event here today. "In fact the heroine in our film is a Pakistani girl. We were hoping that they would appreciate that," he added. The 41-year-old actor, who plays a RAW agent in the film with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor in the female lead, said that 'Agent Vinod' has drawn references from the real-life tension between Pakistan and India.